BEIRUT—As 2025 draws to a close, the continued detention of Jordanian journalist and political writer Mohammad Faraj remains unresolved and deeply troubling.
Held for roughly three weeks without formal charges, a public indictment, or judicial…
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Gen Mamady Doumbouya takes lead in controversial election as social media is restricted
Guinea’s junta leader Gen Mamady Doumbouya has taken a huge lead in a presidential election his main challengers were barred from contesting, initial results show.
Gen Doumbouya is hoping to legitimise his rule after seizing power in a coup four…
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Iran’s outgoing envoy meets Georgian president
Emphasizing the need to transform the Caucasus into a mutually beneficial and stable region, Kavelashvili considered Iran as a constructive and important country for establishing regional peace.
The president of Georgia expressed his gratitude…
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Saudi Arabia backs call for UAE to leave Yemen after strike on separatist-held port
Saudi Arabia has backed a demand from Yemen’s presidential council for the United Arab Emirates to withdraw within 24 hours, after a Saudi-led coalition bombed what it said was a weapons shipment for UAE-backed separatists at the port of Mukalla.
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Iran’s president reacts to Trump’s threat, vows ‘severe’ response to ‘oppressive’ aggression
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a firm rebuttal to Donald Trump’s latest threat of renewed strikes against the country, vowing that any further aggression will be met with a crushing and…
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Basra people mark anniv. of resistance figures martydo
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Iraqis in Basra city commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of General Qasem Soleimani and his companion Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, along with 100 Iranian martyrs who fell fighting Daesh terrorists in Iraq.
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Eurostar cancels all trains out of London after Channel Tunnel power outage
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Nicky Schiller,at St Pancras station
Kelly North and Bethany Massey-Chase tell the BBC how they’ve had to re-book their Eurostar service to Paris Eurostar has cancelled all trains out of London towards Paris, Amsterdam and…
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Pezeshkian, Putin stress implementing joint bilateral treaty
During the phone call, the two presidents discussed bilateral ties, issues of the mutual interest as well as the process of implementing bilateral agreements.
Emphasizing the strategic level of Tehran-Moscow relations, Pezeshkian and Putin…
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Pezeshkian, Putin stress implementing bilateral agreements
During the phone call, the two presidents discussed bilateral ties, issues of the mutual interest as well as the process of implementing bilateral agreements.
Emphasizing the strategic level of Tehran-Moscow relations, Pezeshkian and Putin…
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US conducts 30th lethal strike on alleged ‘drug vessel’
The U.S. military said Monday it killed two alleged “drug smugglers” in a boat strike in the eastern Pacific, but—as with 30 similar attacks—offered no verifiable evidence.
According to Common Dreams, U.S. Southern Command announced that,…
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